Family Law Newsletters
| QDROs, Pension and Retirement Plan Division in Divorces | | | | In a divorce, retirement benefits are typically subject to division between the parties. The division usually occurs by way of actual division or asset exchange. After the court has determined the actual division of the retirement benefit, a QDRO is issued. A QDRO is a judgment or order that recognizes the existence of the non-employee's right to receive a portion of the employee's retirement benefits.More... | | | | Divorce and Property Division | | | | When spouses have decided that their marriage is no longer viable and divorce is the proper remedy, numerous issues are involved, including the division of their property.More... | | | | Tax Issues Related to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders | | | | Distributions from a retirement or pension plan are normally taxable to the plan participant, as the distributee. However, the Retirement Equity Act of 1984 (REA) created special rules for the tax treatment of distributions governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) under a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) to an alternate payee who is the spouse or former spouse of the plan participant, from certain employee benefit plans that are prescribed by federal law.More... | | | | Gifts in Contemplation of Marriage | | | | What if a marriage between two parties never takes place? Is the donor or the giver of the gift permitted to recover the premarital gift given to the recipient, his or her future spouse? Whether or not the donor is entitled to recover the premarital gift depends upon the circumstances. If the gift was conditioned on the marriage, either explicitly or implicitly, then the donor may recover the gift depending upon the facts in the case. More... | | | | Jurisdiction in Interstate Child Custody Disputes | | | | The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) was drafted in 1968 in an effort to prevent child abduction by parents and to resolve child custody disputes between parents who live in different states. The UCCJA has been adopted by all 50 states.
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